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verb
- 1. suggest or assume the existence, fact, or truth of (something) as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or belief: "his theory postulated a rotatory movement for hurricanes"
- 2. (in ecclesiastical law) nominate or elect (someone) to an ecclesiastical office subject to the sanction of a higher authority: "the chapter was then allowed to postulate the bishop of Bath"
noun
- 1. a thing suggested or assumed as true as the basis for reasoning, discussion, or belief: formal "perhaps the postulate of Babylonian influence on Greek astronomy is incorrect"
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POSTULATE definition: 1. to suggest a theory, idea, etc. as a basic principle from which a further idea is formed or…. Learn more.
POSTULATE meaning: 1. to suggest a theory, idea, etc. as a basic principle from which a further idea is formed or…. Learn more.
How to use postulate in a sentence. Did you know? demand, claim; to assume or claim as true, existent, or necessary : depend upon or start from the postulate of…
postulate in American English. (verb ˈpɑstʃəˌleit, noun ˈpɑstʃəlɪt, -ˌleit) (verb -lated, -lating) transitive verb. 1. to ask, demand, or claim. 2. to claim or assume the existence or truth of, esp. as a basis for reasoning or arguing. 3. to assume without proof, or as self-evident; take for granted.
Assume something or present it as a fact and you postulate it. Physicists postulate the existence of parallel universes, which is a little mind-blowing.
Postulate definition: to ask, demand, or claim.. See examples of POSTULATE used in a sentence.
postulate something | postulate that… to suggest or accept that something is true so that it can be used as the basis for a theory, etc. synonym posit. They postulated a 500-year lifespan for a plastic container.
postulate (noun) 1 postulate / ˈ pɑːstʃəˌleɪt/ verb. postulates; postulated; postulating. Britannica Dictionary definition of POSTULATE. [+ object] formal. : to suggest (something, such as an idea or theory) especially in order to start a discussion. The theory postulates [= claims, posits] that carbon dioxide emissions contribute to ...
Definition of postulate noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English postulate pos‧tu‧late 1 / ˈpɒstjəleɪt $ ˈpɑːstʃə-/ verb [transitive] formal SUGGEST to suggest that something might have happened or be true → hypothesize postulate that It has been postulated that the condition is inherited. — postulation / ˌpɒstjəˈleɪʃ ə n $ ˌpɑːstʃə-/ noun [countable, uncountable] → See Verb table Examples from the Corpus postulate • Enlightenment philosophers postulated a social contract to ...
